2018 Graduate Student Research Photo Art Competition Winners

158 photographs were entered into this year’s competition. A committee of faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, postdocs, and staff reviewed the randomly numbered entries and chose 15 winners, each of which awarded the photographer $300.  This slideshow showcases a sampling of the winning shots.

  1. Pelican soars over water
    Beltran, Luis
    A Galapagos Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis ssp. urinator) takes flight over the rich, warm waters of the Galapagos Archipelago. Photo taken from the edge of Española Island on December 16th, 2015.
  3. Squirrel on a branch
    Beltran, Luis
    A female variegated squirrel (Sciurus variegatoides) suspended from a small bush enjoys a juicy, fruity snack. Photo taken at the Monteverde Institute, Costa Rica on May 18th, 2016.
  4. Iguanas basking in the sun
    Beltran, Luis
    Three Española Marine Iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus ssp. venustissimus) huddle and bask together after foraging for algae off the coast of Española Island in the Galapagos. Photo taken on December 12th, 2015.
  5. Spider jugging an egg
    Rowe, Yuliana
    A common house-spider (Family Theridiidae, Class Arachnida) juggles her egg sac and a potential prey item. Taken in the photographer's garage in Northern Virginia. Spiders rock!
  6. Octlantis Inhabitant
    Chancellor, Stephanie
    This is one of the many octopuses that live in Jervis Bay, Australia. Here octopuses seem to behave a little differently. Octopuses previously have been thought to be solitary predators, but in Jervis Bay there are two sites where octopuses live closely, interacting with one another. Their interactions, however, are not very friendly and a lot of times end up in some pretty brutal fights.
  8. Ants rush to colony
    Beltran, Luis
    A group of golden ants (Camponotus sericeiventris) traverses a world of leaf litter in search of resources for the colony. Photo taken in the Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve on May 17th, 2017.

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